Tool handle remover



June 25, w. D SNQWMAN TOOL HANDLE REMOVER Filed June 19, 1944 Patented June 25, 1946 UNITED srr TENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to devices for removing broken handles from tools, such as axes, hammers or the like, and is an improvement over the construction embodied in my prior Patent No. 1,453,288, dated May 1, 1923, for Tool handle removers.

An object of this invention is to provide a handle remover embodying a base, means on the base for supporting the tool, a plunger or ejector guide, and a plunger or ejector slidable in the guide and adapted to force the broken handle from the tool when the ejector is struck by a hammer or other tool.

Another object of this invention is to provide a broken handle remover of this kind including an improved supporting member for the tool and means for firmly clamping the tool in a position whereby the broken handle may be readily removed therefrom.

With the foregoing objects and others which may hereinafter appear, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more specifically referred to and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, modifications and variations may be resorted to which come within the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a detail side elevation of a broken handle remover constructed accordin to an embodiment of this invention,

Figure 2 is a detail front elevation of the device,

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken substantially on line 3-3 of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a detail top plan of the device.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral I designates generally a base which is formed of a pair of parallel bars II and I2 which are secured to opposite end bars 13 and 14. The bars II and I2 are spaced apart and form a space l5 therebetween and within which the ejected handle is adapted to engage. An upright post or supporting member It extends upwardly from the rear bar I2 and is provided at its upper portion with a forwardly extending guide H.

A forward or second post l8 extends upwardly from the forward bar I l and has threaded therethrough a clamping screw l9 having a wheel secured thereto. A pair of side bars 2| and 22 connect the rear and front posts l6 and I8 together at their lower portions, and the bars 2| and 22 are secured to these posts in any suitable manner and, in the present, by fastening bolts 23.

The bars 2! and 22 comprise supporting bars for supporting a block or anvil 24, and also comprise supporting means for a large tool head, such as an ax head, or the like. The block or anvil 24 2 is adapted to be positioned between the two posts IB and i8 and is formed with an opening 25 which is adapted to be positioned beneath the guide I! so that the broken handle which is ejected from the tool T may pass through the opening 25 and into the space IS. The block or anvil 24 is formed with a downwardly projecting key 26 engaging between the two bars 2| and 22 so as to hold the block or anvil 24 against lateral or endwise movement.

A rear plate 21 is carried by the forward side of the post I 6 in a position confronting the screw I9 so that tightening of the screw [9 will cause the tool T to be clamped between the screw and the clamping plate 27. An ejector 28 in the form of an elongated rod is adapted to slidably engage through the guide I? and to contact with the upper end of the broken handle H positioned within the tool T. Striking of the upper end of the ejector 28 will force the handle H downwardly through the opening 25 and into the opening I5 between the bars I l and I2.

The screw [9 comprises a positioning and clamping screw to properly align the tool T beneath the guide I! so that the ejector 28 will engage the upper end of the handle H.

In the use and operation of this broken handle remover, where the tool is small, such as a hammer head, the tool T is placed on the supporting block of anvil 24 with the handle H aligning with the opening 25 and with the guide 11. The ejector or plunger 28 is then lowered to a contacting position with the upper end of the handle H and the ejector may then be struck with a hammer or other tool, so as to forcibly move the broken handle from the tool handle socket. Where the tool is large, such as an ax head, the anvil or supporting block 24 is removed and the large tool head placed on the upper edges of the bars 2| and 22.

What I claim is:

A broken handle remover comprising a base formed with an opening to receive the ejected handle, a pair of upright posts rising from said base, a pair of spaced apart supporting bars fixedl secured to the outer sides of said posts adjacent the lower portions thereof, an ejector guide carried by the forward side of one of said posts, said one post being longer than the other post, a tool supporting block seated on said bars and having an opening aligning with said guide,

a tool handle ejector slidable in said guide, a

horizontal elongated clamping plate carried by the forward side of said one post and extending beyond the opposite vertical edges thereof, and a clamping screw threaded through the other post for tightly holding the tool against said plate.

WILLIAM D. SNOWMAN. 

